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V.D. (1961)
best STD scare film ever
i love, love, love this movie. "something weird video" put out a great special edition DVD of it, and i recommend all pick it up.
the film chronicles the lives of track star jim and his sweet, virginal girlfriend judy jackson. things are thrown into a tizzy, however, when new girl kathy (played wonderfully by dolores faith) falls for jim as well. they have fun one night, and hang out very late... (strangely, "night" in this movie takes place sometime in the afternoon) ...jealousy arises, and for some reason, jim sleeps with a prostitute at a dive bar. he gets syphilis, passes it on to kathy, but, luckily, not judy. after explaining to his track coach that he has a rash, the coach takes him to a doctor, and asks if there is "anything i can do to help." a short film about the horror of syphilis is thrown in for good measure, and jim marries judy. the end.
i recently met charlotte stewart, who plays judy jackson, and had her sign a damaged goods poster. she was really nice, and more than willing to talk about the film.
check it out!
Patching Cabbage (2003)
Cabbage Patch Your Ass Off
I saw this at the Palm Springs Short Film Festival, and thought it was great. It was a real nostalgia trip, as I vaguely remember the insanity that was the Cabbage Patch Kids Christmas, and the great pains my parents went to simply for a weird doll with "Xavier Roberts" written on its ass.
The soundtrack is perfect, the acting is fantastic, and it is beautifully shot. I really enjoyed this film, and eventually met the director, who was a helluva nice guy, and took to carrying around a Cabbage Patch Kid at every one of the festival's events.
Definitely worth checking out.